Was able to make it to the newsstand yesterday to flip thru the latest in the world of magazines and saw 2 of the ads we shot in Alabama in a ton of different magazines. Flippy flipping Co Stars.

For many years, Lauren Dukoff has photographed close friend and musician Devendra Banhart and an extended, loose-knit international family of artists who share inspiration variously from folk, Tropicalia, a range of other musical influences and each other- often playing, recording and touring together. Her new hardcover book Family: Photographs by Lauren Dukoff collects 100 of Dukoff’s portraits of Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Bat for Lashes, Feathers, Espers, Vetiver, Bert Jansch, Vashti Bunyan, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and many others individually and together, in performance and more private spaces.

To celebrate the publication, our friends at FILTER, along with Chronicle Books, Giant Artists, and Space 15 Twenty will hold a month-long photography, music, art, and film showcase at the Space 15 Twenty gallery in Los Angeles. The event, kicking off July 18th, features a Family book signing with Dukoff, as well as a hootenanny curated by, and featuring Banhart himself.

Hurry up and RSVP, because space is limited!

RSVP at familyevent@chroniclebooks.com.

Space 15 Twenty is located at 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

How can an aspiring photographer get his/her grubby little paws on a stellar camera for free?

Easy, follow these simple steps.

Jeremy & Claire Weiss AKA Day19 decided yesterday to give one of their old cameras away, it’s already all over the internet!

The Hey, Hot Shot Blog describes Jeremy & Claire as “… the West Coast’s ultimate lifestyle-documentarians, taking their visions of beach days, afternoons at the skateboarding park and pool parties, to brands like Converse, Nokia and X-Box.”

Hey, thanks!

Please join us!

Featuring art/photo/film by:

Amy Jo Diaz
Ron Rege Jr. & The Wizard of Art Kids
Jeremy Rendina
Jess Holzworth
Alia Penner
Skyrocket Studio
Jessie Mann
Maximilla Lukacs
Eliot Hazel
Todd Weaver
Champagne Valentine

Special Guest DJ Ian Marshall

And a Fashion/Dance extravaganza from Miss KK (w/music by Featherbeard)

Sunday, June 28th, 7 – 11 PM
Palihouse
8465 Holloway Drive,
Los Angeles, CA 90069

rsvp@anthologyrecordings.com

The third book in an ongoing series from the seminal West Coast art and culture magazine, Juxtapoz Poster Art focuses on the art of screen print posters.  In the past 10 years screen printing has ballooned in popularity and a new class of artists has emerged.  These artists stepped away from the psychedelic posters of the ’60s and developed their own aesthetic-incorporating everything from hand-drawn type to found objects.  Their posters have become sought-after collectors items for art and music fans alike.  Buy it here!

For many years, Lauren Dukoff has been photographing close friend and musician Devendra Banhart and an extended, loose-knit international family of artists who share inspiration variously from folk, Tropicalia, and each other, as well as a range of other musical influences. This lovely hardcover album collects Dukoff’s striking portraits and candid images of Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Bat for Lashes, Feathers, Espers, Vetiver, Bert Jansch, Vashti Bunyan, and many others individually and together, in performance and more private spaces. The 150 full-bleed, color and black and white photographs are complemented by a foreword by Banhart, text and artwork by the musicians, artist biographies, and a digital download featuring songs by some of the artists in the book.   Buy it on the Chronicle Books website or at your local bookstore!

Mad props to our friends at Daft Arts who produced this absolutely stunning video for Douglas Armour, directed by Bryce Kass and starring our own WILL LEMON.

AWESOME!!  Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday, it was a blast!  A few “unofficial” photos for your viewing pleasure… and a heartfelt shout-out to Lucky Brand & Filter, you guys are rock stars!

Husband-wife duo, Jeremy & Claire Weiss just wrapped up the busiest month of their lives, shooting the Spring 2010 catalogue for Quiksilver Women’s, the ’09 Retail shoot for our good friends at Converse, and a rockin’ print campaign for Smirnoff with JWT New York!

Multi-Media Artist, Jess Holzworth  directed the new video “Raindrops” for Basement Jaxx (XL Recordings), featuring body painting by Will Lemon III.  Check it out here -> http://giantartists.com/holzworth_vid_raindrops.html.  Jess also contributed artwork for Chloe Sevigny’s look book for her second collection with Opening Ceremony.